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Article 4 Amendment of the principal Order

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In article 2(1) of the principal Order, the provisions immediately following the words “In this Order—” to the end of article 2(1), in so far as they were made under section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986, shall be deleted and the following definitions shall be inserted at their appropriate alphabetical place:

  • ““agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3;

  • “capital activity” means an activity specified in Schedule 1;

  • “conservation headland” means a strip of land subject to restrictions on the use of fertilisers and herbicides, that is at least six metres wide along the edge of a field growing arable crops;

  • “conservation plan” means a plan incorporated into an agreement for the carrying out of one or more capital activities within a specified period;

  • “cultivated land” means land which is regularly ploughed or otherwise cultivated or that is regularly treated with fertilisers;

  • “downland turf” means grassland other than permanent ley or intensive grassland, situated on undulating chalk hills;

  • “farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3, and who has also entered into an agreement with the Minister;

  • “improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland that is regularly treated with fertilisers, and used for pasture or for the production of hay or silage;

  • “low input grassland” means grassland which has not normally been ploughed or reseeded for at least five years and which is receiving no or only minimal input of fertiliser, pesticides, nutrients or other agricultural admixtures;

  • “management activity” means an activity specified in Schedule 2;

  • “permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or reseeded for at least five years;

  • “public access route” means a strip of land which is the subject of an agreement and on which access is given to the public;

  • “relevant date” means 22nd June 1998;

  • “woodland” means land used for woodland where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes.”.